Rogers Pass Tunnel Through Selkirks Aims Four Mile Shortcut
Engineers undertake the Rogers Pass tunnelling scheme to shorten the CPR route by four miles at Selkirk’s crest. The project, costing over 16 million dollars, uses a pioneer bore method to speed construction and provide ventilation as work proceeds on both tunnel ends.
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C.P.R
Selkirks
Pitts
Brains and
Brown
Rogers Pass
America
Hoosac
New York Central
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Rogers’ Pass
Selkirk Range
Canadian Pacific
Spain Seeks Return of Jewish Community to Madrid
The Spanish government plans a centre of Jewish knowledge in Madrid hoping to draw back Sephardic Jews living in eastern Europe. The communities pride themselves on blood purity and long lineage, maintaining the Spanish language and affection for Spain.
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Spain
Madrid
Europe
Spanish Navy Reconstruction Bill Proposed for Warship Build
Admiral Miranda minister of marine has tabled a bill for an annual credit of 7.2 million dollars over nine years to be used exclusively in building warships. The plan, if approved, would finance naval construction starting in 1917 and aim to ensure full ship completion.
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Miranda
Ship Skeleton Near Libau Identified as Moskva
A shipwreck skeleton found near Libau is believed to be the Moskva, the vessel that foundered in 1753 and was one of Peter the Great's equadron.
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Libau
Peter the Great
300 MILES AN HOUR RAIL IDEA CLAIMS SECRET LONDON TESTS
The London Standard and Express discuss Emile Bachelot’s secret rail system promising steel cars suspended by magnetic repulsion and powered by solenoids. Claimed speeds up to 300 mph with mail and goods service, track costs estimated at 25,000 dollars per mile plus power houses. London to Manchester could take 48 minutes, Glasgow 75, with two decades of experiments.
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London Standard and Express
Emile Bachelot
America
Bachelot
London
Manchester
Glasgow
The
Express
The Horseshoe as a Talisman Across Ages and Cultures
The horseshoe is described as a potent talisman against misfortune with deep roots in many societies. It shields stables from witches, decorates grand homes, and traveled with Nelson aboard the Victory. Historical notes compare ancient shoeing practices, from Rome to Japan, highlighting evolving methods and beliefs about protecting horse hooves.
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Nelson
Greece
Rome
Nero
England
William the Conqueror
Japan
April coincidences mark wars starting in spring across history
Historical note from Washington on April 21 links events from the Spanish American War to other conflicts. The sixteenth anniversary of the Spanish declaration aligns with Atlantic fleet reach Tampico, while April hosts revolutions and civil wars. Choctaw leader Governor Locke recalls April as common catalyst for Indian wars.
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Washington
Tampico
Spain
Hadrens
Congress
McKinley
Victor M. Locke
Oklahoma
United States
Fort Sill
Wax Baths Named New Cure for Nerves by Doctor
Medical circles show considerable interest in a wax bath treatment devised by Dr Barthe de Sandfort and described in the London Telegraph. The doctor claims it is superior to other thermal methods, providing a tonic effect without debilitation and is harmless even to the weakest patients.
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Ben
Barthe de Sandfort
London Telegraph
Te te teok PD Witag adviser under debate
An adviser at Te te teok PD Witag faces scrutiny amid university disputes. The discussion centers on leadership and policy direction as key stakeholders seek clarity on roles and responsibilities.
The Americanization of Canada viewed by a London Times correspondent
A Toronto column discusses Canada as an imperial problem in the empire, asking if British readers grasp Canada’s complexities and whether immigrants can form a common imperial loyalty. It notes Canada’s shift toward British news and cites passive imperialists and pro‑ versus anti‑imperial sentiments.
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Toronto
London Times
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Times
Tuberculosis In Dairy Cattle Opinion in the United Kingdom
Sir Sydney Pocock reported that among 8 162 tested cows up to September only 220 milk samples showed tuberculosis. He argued public fear was overstated since transmission to humans from infected milk remains unproven. Administration and compensation costs totaled £11 998, with £3 246 paid for slaughtered cattle.
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United Kingdom
British
Dairy Farmers’ Association
Sydney Pocock
Board of Agriculture
Otter Warns Canada Unprepared For External Danger
At the Royal Grenadiers sergeants annual dinner in Toronto Major General Sir William Otter warned that Canada is totally unprepared for external danger. He said Canada lacks numbers and material and unless provisioning is made the nation may be caught unawares and lose its identity.
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Royal Grenadiers Sergeants
Toronto
Wm. Otter
Canada
General Otter
Japan to take part in 1915 international naval review
The Japanese government informed the U S State Department that it has appropriated 363,362 for participation by Japanese warships in the 1915 Hampton Roads naval review. The ships will also sail through the Panama Canal to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
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Japan
State Department
Washington
Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Do Light Rays Create Germs Study Sparks Ultraviolet Debate
Dr. Roux of the Pasteur Institute reviews Mme Victor Henri's ultraviolet ray experiments on anthrax microbes. Some microbes died while others transformed in shape and toxicity, prompting questions whether light can evolve microbes from primitive forms, challenging the belief that sun and air defeat pathogens.
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Roux
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Academie Des Sciences
Mme
Victor Henri
Big Dividends In Diamonds At Colonial Mining
The Colonial Mining Company will pay a 1913 dividend of 2 500 percent, down from 2 800 percent last year. The German enterprise, formed to exploit southwestern Africa diamonds, will total 11 200 percent in four years. Founder Herr Pract and Sothas, once railway officials, became multimillionaires.
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Colonial Mining Company of
Germany
Colonial
Africa
Herr Pract
Ee Aney
Militant Insignificance Nets Royal Patronage
Mrs Creighton reports Queen Mary of England agreed to become a patron of the Bastieh Council of Women. The British delegation member says the council favors work on women, though details remain unclear.
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Mary
England
Bastieh Council of Women
Creighton
Eskimos Shown to Trade Fur and Reform, Not Dread Future
Archdeacon Whittaker and a nine member party depart Edmonton for Fort McPherson to study Arctic mission work. He notes steep changes among Mackenzie River Eskimos, with three fifths of 500 natives baptized and fur trading providing major income. He doubts a bright Arctic future beyond fur bearing regions.
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Stefannsson
Archdeacon Whittaker
Edmonton
Far North
Fort McPherson
Mackenzie River
Arctic Circle
Bishop Stringer
Mackenzie River Delta
Stefansson
Plan for Anglo American history chair in every British university
A proposal aims to create a joint Anglo American history chair in all British universities. Two professors, one English and one American, would travel between campuses. Prizes would reward students with the best grasp of combined English and American histories.
Spiritual Healing Report Endorses Prayer Alongside Medicine
A London committee of clergy and medical leaders including the Dean of Westminster and Sir Clifford Allbutt affirms spiritual processes aid in treating functional diseases. They support prayer and divine power aligned with natural law, urge spiritual ministrations be valued with medical care, and warn against independent treatment by unqualified individuals.
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London
Westminster
Bryce Duckworth
Durham
St. Paul's
Douglas Powell
Cliford Allbutt
Commit
From the Farm to the Table Parcel Post Initiative
The Boston postmaster circulated hundreds of copies of a catalog titled From the Farm to the Table. It lists farmers ready to distribute via parcel post with produce categorized under headings. Early results show direct deals forming and optimism for the plan.
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Boston
Mass
Toronto World
Revelstoke National Park Created in British Columbia
An order in council sets aside 95 square miles in the F railway belt near Mt. Revelstoke as a national park. The Revelstoke National Park will border the Skilewaet river and showcase glaciers immense peaks and waterfalls.
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British Columbia
Mt. Revelstoke
Revelstoke National Park
Skillewaet
Catania Sicily’s Seismic History Highlights City’s Peril
Catania, Sicily’s largest city with 146000 residents, sits on the east coast near Messina and has endured multiple disasters from earthquakes and Mount Etna. Notable events include partial destruction in 121 A.D., severe quakes in 1169 and 1693, and a 1669 lava flow diverted to spare the town.
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Catania
Sicily
Messina
Etna
Lloyds to Become a Daily Lloyds List
Lloyd s to publish a daily newspaper of twenty four pages with four thousand a of shipping news from around the world. Semaphone telegraph and wireless will serve the paper, aided by foreign government arrangements. Lloyd s began 218 years ago with a two page mercantile paper printed by Edward Lloyd of Lombard Street London.
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Lloyd's
Lloyd’s List
Edward Lloyd
Lombard Street
London
Irrigation Plan For Alberta Farmland Outlined
The Dominion government or local municipalities will irrigate about 200000 acres in southern Alberta. The plan, announced by the Dominion Irrigation Commissioner based in Calgary, envisions government or municipal operation of irrigation systems in the near future.
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Alberta
Dommnion
Dominion
Calgary
Italy to participate in Panama-Pacific Exposition 1915
Secretary Bryan received the formal note of acceptance from Italy to join the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. The Italian parliament allocated an appropriation of 2,000,000 lire for participation.
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Bryan
Sympathy as Safeguard Against Selfishness
A concise quote attributed to Carlyle stating that sympathy acts as the soul's guard against selfish impulses and serves as a moral restraint in human conduct.
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Carlyle
Monoplane Plans for Atlantic Crossing Rise in Britain
A large monoplane is under construction at Brooklands by Martin Handasyde to attempt a trans Atlantic flight. Gustave Hamel visits the sheds as the 63 foot span craft nears completion with a 250 horsepower engine, aiming for 24 hour endurance and a 80 mph guaranteed speed.
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Martin Handadyn
Brooklands
England
Gustave Hamel
Britain
Hubert Latham
James Gordon-Bennett
Belmont Park
N.Y
Hamel
Apples for the Prairie Provinces from Saunders crosses
The horticultural division in Ottawa reports prairie apple trees from Dr. William Saunders crosses. First cross trees the size of large crab apples are hardy where larger varieties fail. Notable names include Jewel Charles Silvia Prince Tony Robin Elsa Alberta Columbia Ruby Northern Queen Eve. Some second crosses fruited in 1913 are 2.5 inches across and are being propagated for prairie hardiness testing.
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Prairie Provinces
Wm. Saunders
Horticultural Division
Department of Agriculure
Ottawa
Jewel
Charles
Silvia
Prince
Tony
Robin
Elsa
Alberta
Columbia
Ruby
Eve
New Edible Mushroom Developed by Prof Matruchot
French botanist Professor Matruchot unveils a cultivated edible mushroom named tricholoma nudum. Grown from wild autumn fungi in Paris observatory cellars, it yields year round with eight inch stems and heads four to six inches across. Early specimens show purplish blue stems fading with continued cultivation.
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Matruchot
Paris Observatory
Forest Waste Felt Abroad Threatens German Industries
The ongoing destruction of American forests is tightening supplies for German pencil and vehicle makers. Red cedar and hickory, chiefly sourced from Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas, are becoming scarce. Substitutes are becoming urgent as Germany relies on American timber for pen fuels and gun carriage tongues and for the carriage and automobile industries.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Texas
America
Saskatchewan carbonizes soft coal at Estevan tests
Government experiments in Estevan carbonize local soft coal. Commissioner H Anderson Cameron says results are satisfactory and carbonized coal should soon reach markets. Expected price around five dollars per ton. Briquettes will be produced under the new process.
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Saskatchewan
Estevan
H. Anderson Cameron
Esteven Board of Trade
Pennsylvania
Letter by Nelson from Victory sells for leading price
A September 1805 letter by Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton sent from the Victory brought 1050 dollars in an auction of J and Hodgkin autograph letters and historical documents. The sale also included a chronology note about a later letter and a separate lot of manuscripts about the chevalier d Eon sold for 850 dollars.
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Lord Nelson
Lady Hamilton
J. &. Hodgkin
Railway Land Grants Since 1878 Reported by Government
Government figures show Canadian railways have received 30,426,817 acres in land grants since 1878 with major allocations from 1900 to 1908. In a peak year, grants exceeded 6,000,000 acres, and no fewer than 26,259 acres were granted in a single period.
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Canada
Seanbeak
Pioneering Deluxe Props Western Canada Growth
Frederick Foster notes in an American magazine that Western Canada’s rapid development stems from transcontinental trains and improved farming, transport, and business methods. He cites model towns, highway-like railways, and large-scale immigration while arguing pioneers now trade ox carts for steam ploughs and modern dwellings.
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Frederick Foster
Ohio Historical and Archaeologieal Society
National Geer
Joe Boyd
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Middle West
Western Canada
Western
British Columbia
Fraser
Stuart River
Walier
North America
Winnipeg
Tuma
Chicago
Boston
Grant
Iowa
Stuart River Valley
Belgium to Sell Congo Free State to France
Private Paris reports say Belgium will sell the Congo Free State due to rising maintenance costs and atrocities. France is expected to exercise priority rights under a recent Anglo German arrangement and acquire the African territory, alarmed by King Leopold’s wealth from rubber plantations.
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Congo Free State
Leopold
Belgium
Paris
France
Great Britain
Germany
Leo
Gorki Freed From Capri Exile Returns to Russia
The Russian novelist Maxim Gorki leaves Capri after eight years in exile and plans to return to Russia. He was arrested in 1905 for revolutionary activity and held at Petropavlovsk fortress before world press intervention saved him from court martial.
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Island
Capri
Maxim Gorki
Gorki
Petree Paul
Peace Library to Be Established in Berlin by Church Peace Union
Announcement states the Church Peace Union founded by Andrew Carnegie in February has appropriated part of its endowment of 2 000 000 dollars to establish a peace library in Berlin.
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Gerifa
Church Peace Union
Andrew Carnegie
Berlin
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Italy
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